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Republican Resistance Looms in the Senate for Biden’s Nominees
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 51 minutes ago
The polarization of the confirmation process, once a matter of giving the
president the team he chooses, will present the new administration with a
challenge in filling out its upper echelons.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/21/us/joe-biden-trump
More FUD.
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Trump’s Legal Team Sets a Precedent for Lowering the Bar
Mark Leibovich, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
President Trump and his lawyers are engaged in a spectacle that would be
funny if it weren’t so dangerous, and if the stakes weren’t so high.
Trump and his Republicans believe in privilege.
3
Business and World Leaders Move On as Trump Fights to Reverse Election
Michael D. Shear, David Gelles, Mark Landler and David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is seizing the moment, not to
aggressively confront the president he defeated, but to act presidential in
his stead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership
It is an earned role in democratic politics.
There is no Mandate of Heaven or Divine right of kings
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Meeting With Schumer and Pelosi, Biden Keeps Focus on Virus and Economy
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
On his 78th birthday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. ignored President
Trump's continued efforts to subvert the election results.
The Biden team is working.
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Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus. He has been isolating since Monday.
Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Covid-19 is infectious and present in the Whitehouse.
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Melania Trump Announces a Noguchi Sculpture for the White House
Sarah Bahr, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Isamu Noguchi’s 1962 installation, “Floor Frame,” will be the first piece
by an Asian-American artist in the White House collection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isamu_Noguchi
I like his work. Why is it in the Whitehouse now?
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Tucker Carlson Dared Question a Trump Lawyer. The Backlash Was Quick.
Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The president’s allies quickly closed ranks behind Sidney Powell and her
pro-Trump conspiracy theory, accusing the Fox host of betrayal.
Voting machines should be "air gaped".
There is no magic
There is no sign of vote theft.
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Georgia and Michigan Deliver Blows to Trump’s Efforts to Undo the Election
Richard Fausset, Nick Corasaniti and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Joseph R. Biden Jr. was certified as the winner in Georgia, and Michigan
Republicans said they had no information that would change the tally in a
state Mr. Biden also won.
There is no sign of vote theft.
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Senate Republicans could be an obstacle for Biden’s Cabinet nominees.
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
They may try.
10
Republicans in Congress Stay Largely in Line Behind Trump
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
A few top Republicans called for a smooth transition, but the critical mass
of the party remained silent as President Trump continued to try to subvert
the popular vote and falsely claim he won re-election.
Trump should receive government housing . . . in prison.
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Jonathan Pollard, Convicted Spy, Completes Parole and May Move to Israel
Julian E. Barnes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The former Navy intelligence analyst served 30 years in prison for stealing
American secrets during the Cold War.
It is the theft that mattered.
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A Final Try by Trump to Cut Drug Prices May Stumble in Court
Margot Sanger-Katz and Noah Weiland, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
A new rule would base the price Medicare pays for certain drugs on the
lowest price paid among similar countries. But a rushed process means legal
challenges are likely.
Let Medicare bargain on the cost of prescriptions.
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Trump Campaign Lawyers Step Up but Are Swiftly Knocked Down
Zach Montague and Alan Feuer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The race to file lawsuits challenging the election results has forced
lawyers into mistakes and uncomfortable court appearances.
Trump lost reelection.
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What We Know About Trump's Election Meeting with Michigan Officials
Kathleen Gray and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Two of the state’s leading Republicans are headed to the White House on
Friday, as the president continues his efforts to subvert the election
results in their state.
The Michigan officials will not interfere.
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Mark Meadows says he won’t run for Senate in North Carolina in 2022.
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Mark Meadows is a Trump loyalist.
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“Intellectual Property” Law Set To Kill Millions By Slowing Covid-19 Vaccine Access
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 7 hours ago
Worldwide deaths from Covid-19 sit at 1.39 million, though that’s certainly
an understatement, especially when one adds in people who died of other
causes who wouldn’t have if Covid-19 wasn’t soaking up resources. (I
recently read of a man dying of a perforated gallbladder in the US who
wouldn’t have pre-Covid.) We have vaccines coming […]
Fiduciary responsibility is a terrible way to run a government.
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Georgia certifies Biden’s victory, hours after premature announcement.
Richard Fausset, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Georgia has acted properly.
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Pfizer Applies for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Covid-19 Vaccine
Noah Weiland and Katie Thomas, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
A large team of regulators at the agency will take about three weeks to
review an application spanning thousands of pages.
Bitter experience lead to the procedures.
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Biden pledges protections against discrimination and violence.
Eileen Sullivan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Legislation will be required.
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A Michigan Republican who will meet with Trump has said he would not override Biden’s victory.
Eileen Sullivan and Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Biden's victory in Michigan is not overridden
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